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Rick Solem

Sports, news journalist since 2002. | Hometown: Greenville, Wis. | Avid noonball basketballer and sand volleyballer in La Crosse | Two-time Waupaca Boatride first-round playoff loser | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point graduate | Cut from UW-SP's basketball team in 2000 on Midnight Madness as a junior walk-on | Went on to become UW-SP intramural basketball champion | Then UW-SP club lacrosse defenseman with two career goals (on two shots).
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Endless stories of joy, as River City Waterski Team passes on fun for those with special challenges

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Twice a summer, the River City Waterski Team takes a day to bring what they do on the water to those who would likely never get a chance. At 9 […]
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Loggers

WATCH: At Copeland Park, Avary Makarewicz hits first home run in La Crosse Steam history

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Avary Makarewicz hit the first home run in La Crosse Steam history, breaking a 2-2 tie with a three-run shot in the third inning Tuesday night at Copeland Park. The […]
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Seven-run seventh propels Loggers over Eau Claire

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Down three runs late Tuesday, the La Crosse Loggers baseball team needed just one inning to make a comeback. A seven-run seventh brought the Loggers all the way back to […]
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La Crosse Steam softball wins first-ever game Saturday at Copeland, falls to Madison on Sunday

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Over 2,100 showed up to witness the La Crosse Steam softball team play and win its first-ever game. A two-run fifth was all the Steam needed to beat the Madison […]
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NBA

Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship

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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners […]
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La Crosse Steam softball’s first-ever game Saturday at Copeland Park

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The La Cross Steam softball team opens its inaugural season Saturday at Copeland Park. The Steam are the softball equivalent of the La Crosse Loggers baseball team, where college softball […]
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NEWS

Connecting La Crosse with ORA Trails’ Jed Olson

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Jed Olson, executive director of ORA Trails, in the WIZM studio Tuesday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing how his nonprofit is helping lead the way to connecting La Crosse […]
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BREWERS

Brewers manager pessimistic about chances of injured pitcher Robert Gasser returning this season

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers manager Pat Murphy is bracing for the likelihood that Robert Gasser won’t pitch again this season as the rookie left-hander prepares to receive a third opinion […]
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BUCKS

Jrue Holiday with 26 points, 11 rebounds in leading Celtics over Mavs in Game 2

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BOSTON (AP) — Jrue Holiday led the scoring. Derrick White added a chase-down block. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pitched in, too — with their passing and defense. The Mavericks […]
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HIGH SCHOOL

Onalaska’s Putz, Richgels lead boys, girls teams to Top 5 finishes at state; Holmen’s Lazarescu sweeps the sprints

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The Onalaska High School boys track and field team, led by three event titles, took second place in the Division 1 state meet over the weekend, while the Hilltopper girls […]
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